Author: Matthew Cassinelli

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New Discount: Get Monologue For Three Months Free

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Monologue (part of Every)!

Built from developer Naveen Naidu and designed by Lucas Fischer, Monologue for iPhone & Apple as well as Mac lets you dictate freely with great access points and a retro design – plus capture using Shortcuts. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Monologue is voice dictation that writes the way you talk-so your messages, emails, and notes come out clear, polished, and sounding like you.

Write what you meant to say

Most dictation apps get the words down. Monologue gets the intent right-matching your tone (casual, professional, or anything in between) and cleaning up the “uhs,” filler, and awkward phrasing automatically.

Monologue is offering 3 months free off the annual subscription of $144/year, saving you $43.20 while giving you smart dictation for a full year – here’s the summary:

Turn speech into clean text anywhere — dictation, voice notes, and bot-free meeting notes for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. 100+ languages, works offline, agent-ready. Members get 30% off Monologue Pro’s annual plan for the first year.

My thanks to Naveen for participating – Monologue has been active on my Mac since the day I bought it in February, so I highly recommend it.

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Monologue,get Monologue on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Monologue’s redemption link.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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Zuckerberg: The Future is for Everyone (The Path to a Positive AI Future) »

Mark Zuckerberg has posted a long manifesto about his views on AI (about a 33-minute read according to Instapaper):

Here’s the opening:

We are fortunate to live at an incredible moment in history. In the next few years, people will be able to use superintelligence beyond human capacity to create and discover extraordinary new things, build new businesses, express new ideas, learn new concepts, and advance our health and quality of life. As we get closer to this moment, it is important to develop a philosophy for how we can best use superintelligence to ensure it improves all of our lives, work, communities, freedom and safety.

The defining questions of our age are who will have access to superintelligence and what will we direct it towards. Will it be centralized and restricted to a few institutions, or will it be a tool that empowers everyone?

We propose a philosophy based on individual empowerment as the source of prosperity, invention as the primary purpose of superintelligence, and balance of power as the foundation of safety.

Read the manifesto on the Meta site and follow Zuck as @finkd on X.

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New Discount: Get Email Me For Three Months Free

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Email Me!

Built from developer Manuel Escrig , Email Me for iPhone is a self-explanatory app for the common pattern of emailing yourself. Here’s how it’s described on the site:

The fastest capture a thought by voice or text.

Record a voice memo, let AI transcribe it, and send it straight to your inbox.

Note to self, evolved.

Manuel is offering 3 months free on top of the annual subscription of $12.99/year, saving you ~$3.25 while giving you Email Me for those three months, plus another year. Here’s how he describes the Shortcuts support:

Email Me Note, Email Note to Recipient, Quick Note, Email Me Reminder Text, Email Me Last Image, Create Text Note and Create Audio Note.

Background sending: Sending actions don’t need to open the app. Trigger them from Siri, an Automation, the Lock Screen or a locked device. Notes are queued and sent silently, with spoken confirmation.

Siri support: Use phrases such as “Email Me Note,” “Quick Note,” or “Send a note with Email Me to [recipient].”

Control Center, Lock Screen and Action Button: On iOS 18 or later, add one-tap controls for text notes, audio notes, clipboard notes, the last photo, document scanning and the camera.

Automations: Actions can be combined with other apps or triggered by time, location, Focus mode or NFC tags. For example: “When I leave work, email me my clipboard.”

Share Sheet: Send text, photos and files from other apps directly through the iOS Share Sheet and Actions menu.

My thanks to Manuel for participating!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Email Me,get Email Me on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Email Me’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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MacRumors: Apple Briefly Posts China Guide for Connecting Siri to Qwen AI »

Hartley Charlton from MacRumors, reporting on a story from Reuters about a now-removed guide on Apple’s website:

Reuters first spotted the Chinese-language guide on Apple’s support site on August 8, which explained how eligible Mac users in mainland China could connect Qwen, Alibaba’s family of generative AI models, to ‌Siri‌ and Writing Tools. According to the document, the extension required macOS 26.6 or later, needed users to sign into their own Qwen account, and specified that Alibaba was barred from using submitted materials to train or improve its models.

‌Siri‌ would be able to lean on Qwen for more detailed responses to certain requests, including analysis of photos and documents, while Writing Tools could use it to generate text and images. No equivalent guide was published for the iPhone or iPad.

Read the story on MacRumors and read the report from Reuters.

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Shortcuts

What’s New in Shortcuts in iOS 27 Beta 5

Apple has a new splash screen for Shortcuts in iOS 27 beta 5 that covers the three major updates to the app: Describe a Shortcut, Broad World Knowledge (in Use Model), and Unified Automations:

What’s New in Shortcuts

Describe a Shortcut

Describe what you want to do and Shortcuts will assemble all the actions for you. All of your shortcuts are summarized automatically using Apple Intelligence.

Broad World Knowledge

The Use Model action can now get up-to-date information on anything in your shortcut using the web.

Unified Automations

Automations are now built directly into your shortcuts, including the ones you share. To create an automation, tap the Add button.

I appreciate the extra clarity around Automations, which isn’t otherwise obvious inside the app – many people thought their automations disappeared.

Get the beta for iOS 27 beta 5.

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Apps Membership

New Discount: Get Auralog For 50% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Auralog!

Built from developer Adrian Eves, Auralog for iPhone lets you track migraines, log triggers, and see what conditions put you at risk for another migraine – plus, I helped Adrian with his Shortcuts integration. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

The effortless way to beat migraines. Zero effort logging. Maximum insight. Each migraine you track keeps the next one at bay. The smartest migraine app ever built.

Auralog helps you take control of your migraine and headache history without extra hassle – even in the middle of an attack.

Adrian is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $19.99/year, saving you $9.99 while giving you Auralog for a full year. My thanks to Adrian for participating – please test the Shortcuts support and send us feedback!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Auralog,get Auralog on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Auralog’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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Announcements

Conference: I Am Speaking At NSSpain 2026 On Siri AI

Hello folks – I am pleased to announce that I’ve been accepted to NSSpain 2026 as a conference speaker, kicking off a track around Siri AI with my talk “Preparing Your App for Siri AI: App Intents Deep Dive.” This wonderful iOS developer conference is hosted in Logrono, Spain from September 16-18 and you can get your tickets here.

I’ll be walking through the API using my custom framework, expanding on what’s new in iOS 27, and giving you practical takeaways for implementing App Intents in your apps.

Previously, I spoke at NSSpain 2024 when Apple Intelligence was originally announced, and now these features are finally releasing in full as part of Siri AI.

If you’re still considering going, buy a ticket today and book your flights ASAP – the conference is just before the city’s annual Rioja Wine Harvest Festival, so it’s both an incredible trip and you’ll learn everything you need to know to get ready for Siri AI.

See you at NSSpain!

P.S. Check out the 2025 talks on YouTube, featuring “You can just do things” from Peter Steinberger just a few months before he released OpenClaw.

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Apps Membership

New Discount: Get One Sec For Three Months Free

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – One Sec!

Built from developer Frederik Riedel, One Sec for iPhone & iPad(as well as Android and Web) lets you delay opening apps with a Screen Time blocker to help reduce your bad habits – using Shortcuts’ Open App automation. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Willpower is not enough against social media algorithms!

That’s why I made one sec:

one sec adds friction to distracting apps to make them less appealing…long-term!

This principle works really well: we have gained scientific evidence in numerous research studies with the Max-Planck Institute, with the German and Danish government, and in dozens more scientific collaborations.

One Sec is offering three months free off with a monthly subscription, saving you $11.99 while giving you One Sec to try out for three months – here’s the summary:

Cut your screen time in half: one sec is the screen time app that truly works – scientifically. It helps you interrupt or block social media, apps, and websites using Shortcuts Automations.

My thanks to Frederik for participating – hope One Sec helps you with your Screen Time habits!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about One Sec,get One Sec on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for One Sec’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Discount: Get Cuevello 50% Off One-Time

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Cuevello !

Built from developer Matthias Hühne, Cuevello for iPhone & iPad(and its Mac server) lets you remotely use your Mac apps on iPhone, iPad, or another Mac. Here’s how it’s described on the website:

Stream a monitor, app window, or selected Mac app to iOS with high-resolution video and optional Mac or app audio, then view, zoom, type, click, scroll, and run workflows when the Mac itself is somewhere else.

Cuevello is offering 50% off its one-time Pro Unlock: $4.49 instead of $8.99. The offer is available for six months, and the purchase has no renewal or recurring subscription – here’s the summary:

Cuevello integrates with Apple Shortcuts through App Intents. Saved Cuevello workflows appear as actions in the Shortcuts app and can run compatible Mac automations in the background. Workflows can combine menu commands, app actions, keyboard input, URLs, clipboard or prepared text, screenshots, and waits. Cuevello can also remotely launch existing macOS Shortcuts, allowing users to incorporate scripts, backups, Focus setups, and other Apple automations. Interactive steps may open Cuevello when user input or screen access is required.

My thanks to Matthias for participating – let me know how you’re using Cuevello!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Cuevello,get Cuevello on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Cuevello’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Discount: Get MindNode For 30% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – MindNode!

Built from developer Markus Müller-Simhofer, MindNode for iPhone, iPad, Mac, & Apple Watchlets you visualize your thoughts as you brainstorm in a mind mapping environment – and contains a set of Shortcuts actions that I actually helped the team with in my client work. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Your brain doesn’t think in straight lines. MindNode doesn’t force it to. Capture scattered thoughts, connect them in a mind map, and turn them into a clear outline, plan, or project structure.

MindNode is offering 3 months free off the annual subscription of $24.99/year, saving you ~$6.25 while giving you MindNode Premium for a full year – here’s the summary:

MindNode’s Shortcuts integration lets you capture ideas, create documents, and automate repetitive actions across your Apple devices. Build MindNode into your everyday workflows and turn quick thoughts into structured mind maps without interrupting your flow.

My thanks to Marcus & team for participating – I’ve used MindNode for years and years, and I was super thrilled to help with their Shortcuts support as well. I hope you enjoy it!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about MindNode,get MindNode on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for MindNode’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Discount: Get Tasks For 50% Off The Lifetime Purchase

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Tasks!

Built from developer Mustafa Yusuf, Tasks for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch & Visionlets you track your to-dos in a great kanban interface – plus it has a huge set of Shortcuts actions. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Start with a simple list, then grow into custom Kanban workflows, powerful automation, and effortless collaboration across your Apple devices.

Tasks is a flexible task manager built for Apple devices. Start with a simple to-do list, then add structure only when you ed it-with projects, subtasks, tags, priorities, custom statuses, Kanban boards, collaboration, and powerful automations.

Your work is rarely just “to do” or “done.” A task might be in progress, waiting, under review, or following a workflow unique to your team. Tasks lets you shape every project around the way you actually work, without overwhelming you upfront.

Tasks is offering 50% off the lifetime purchase of $99.99, saving you $49.99 while giving you Tasks forever – here’s the summary:

Unlock every premium feature in Tasks forever with a single purchase. No subscriptions, no recurring fees – just one payment and you’re set for life. (Includes Family Sharing!)

My special thanks to Mustafa for participating and being so generous with his offer – now go get your Tasks done!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Tasks,get Tasks on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for One Sec’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Discount: Get Progress For 50% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Progress!

Built from developer Stephen Hayes, Progresslets you track any goal with a great visualization. Here’s how it’s described on his website:

Progress is an app for iOS & macOS designed to help keep track of progress towards goals. Perfect for tracking almost anything – distance, money, time, weight, and more! Stay on target with history charts showing your recent trends!

Progress is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $7.99/year, saving you $3.99 while giving you Progress for a full year – here’s the summary:

Track any goal effortlessly across iPhone, iPad, and Mac with Progress. Powerful Siri Shortcuts support lets you log updates instantly or automate your routine, with seamless syncing that keeps your progress up to date everywhere.

My thanks to Stephen for participating – let us know what kinds of goals you are tracking with Progress!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Progress,get Progress on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Progress’ redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Discount: Get Paku Pro For 50% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership – Paku!

Built from developer Kyle Bashour, Paku for iPhone is a fantastic air quality monitor and AQI map with a wonderfully elegant design. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Wildfire smoke season is here. See what’s actually in your air, block by block, and get an alert the moment the sensor down the street crosses your threshold.

See the air you’re actually breathing.

Most apps give you one AQI number for your whole city. Paku shows you live readings from thousands of PurpleAir sensors, including the one down the street, so you know when it’s safe to open the windows, go for a run, or send the kids outside.

Paku is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $13.99/year, saving you $6.99 while giving you Paku Pro for a full year – here’s the summary:

Keep a closer eye on air quality this wildfire season with Paku Pro. Set up alerts as AQI changes, monitor with Live Activities, and unlock all of Paku’s widgets.

My thanks to Kyle for participating – make sure to put the Paku widget on your Home Screen!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Paku,get Paku on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Paku’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Discount: Get Plinky Pro For 50% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership Benefits – Plinky!

Built from developer Joe Fabisevich, Plinky for iPhone, iPad, and Mac lets you track links on all platforms, with a robust set of Shortcuts actions available to use. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Save from any app or browser, then organize with tags, folders, reminders, widgets, and Shortcuts across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Plinky is the easiest way to save links from any device, so you can enjoy them later.

Plinky is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $39.99, saving you $19.99 while letting you add Plinky to your workflow for a full year.

My thanks to Joe for participating – I’m looking forward to seeing what you build with Plinky in Shortcuts!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Plinky,get Plinky on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for Plinky’s redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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You need to try this CarPlay customization trick that no one talks about »

The CarPlay customization shortcut trick

From Nate Pangaro on How-To Geek:

When you use CarPlay, you probably just start some music, enter a destination, and drive off. However, there is a lesser-known feature that can make your CarPlay experience a lot more personal and fun: setting a custom greeting or sound when it connects to your car.

How to add your custom sound to CarPlay

Add a custom sound to play when your iPhone connects to CarPlay

While it may seem hard to do at first, adding a sound—either personalized or prerecorded—to play when you first connect to CarPlay is fairly simple. To do so, all you need is a car that supports CarPlay and the Shortcuts app.

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New Member Discount: Get Together Board For 50% Off The First Year

Hello members (and future members)! I am excited to announce a new Partner addition to my Membership Benefits – Together Board!

Built from developer Cory Bohon, Together Board for iPhone lets you set up a shared widget with a partner or friend and collaborate on what appears on each others’ Home Screens – plus it works great with Siri & Shortcuts. Here’s how it’s described on their website:

A warm little pin board you share with the people you love. Photos, sticky notes, polls, and countdowns — pinned to one cozy cork board that syncs to everyone’s devices. No accounts, no feeds, no noise.

Together Board is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $9.99, saving you $4.99 while giving you—and your partner, if you have Family Sharing enabled—a full year of Together Board to use.

My thanks to Cory & Together Board for participating – I’d love to see how you’re using it!

Learn more about the Membership, learn about Together Board, get Together Board on the App Store, or sign up for a membership below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page for the Together Board redemption link to the App Store.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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New Member Benefit: App Discounts! 50% Off Annual Subscriptions

Hello members (and future members)!

I am excited to announce a new addition to my Membership benefits – discounts from select partner apps & services!

My first partners are Together Board, Plinky, and Paku – indie apps built by developers Cory Bohon, Joe Fabisevich, and Kyle Bashour (respectively). These lovely developers are offering 50% off their annual subscriptions, which you can access from any tier of my membership program.

Together Board

Built from developer Cory Bohon, Together Board for iPhone and iPad lets you set up a shared space with a partner or friend and collaborate on what appears on each others’ boards – plus it works great with Siri & Shortcuts. Here’s how it’s described on their website:

A warm little pin board you share with the people you love. Photos, sticky notes, polls, and countdowns — pinned to one cozy cork board that syncs to everyone’s devices. No accounts, no feeds, no noise.

Together Board is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $9.99, saving you $4.99 while giving you a full year of Together Board to use.

Plinky

Built from developer Joe Fabisevich, Plinky for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch lets you track links on all platforms, with a robust set of Shortcuts actions available to use. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Save from any app or browser, then organize with tags, folders, reminders, widgets, and Shortcuts across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Plinky is the easiest way to save links from any device, so you can enjoy them later.

Plinky is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $39.99, saving you $19.99 while letting you add Plinky to your workflow for a full year.

Paku

Built from developer Kyle Bashour, Paku for iPhone is an elegant air quality tracker and AQI map app. Here’s how it’s described on the App Store:

Wildfire smoke season is here. See what’s actually in your air, block by block, and get an alert the moment the sensor down the street crosses your threshold.

See the air you’re actually breathing.

Most apps give you one AQI number for your whole city. Paku shows you live readings from thousands of PurpleAir sensors, including the one down the street, so you know when it’s safe to open the windows, go for a run, or send the kids outside.

Paku is offering 50% off the annual subscription of $13.99/year, saving you $6.99 while giving you Paku Pro for a full year – here’s the summary:

Keep a closer eye on air quality this wildfire season with Paku Pro. Set up alerts as AQI changes, monitor with Live Activities, and unlock all of Paku’s widgets.

Become a member today

Once you’re a member, check out the Discounts page for special App Store links to redeem your subscriptions.

Membership tiers are now $15 for 3 months and $50 for a full year – already the perks are worth two full quarters and almost as much as the entire annual subscription.

We’ll be adding new apps regularly, so bookmark the Discounts page and check back in occasionally to see what’s new.

Learn more about the Membership or sign up for a membership today below:

Check out the members-only Discounts page to get 50% off your annual subscriptions to Together Board and Plinky.

Interested in becoming a partner? Register your app or service here.

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This $0.33 NFC tag replaced my most annoying car habit »

This $0.33 NFC tag replaced my most annoying car habit

From Nate Pangaro on How-To Geek:

After a long day of work, all I want to do is get in my car, drive home, and go to sleep. However, before I do that, I like to let my partner know when I will arrive home. Now, this is not hard to do, but it does take multiple steps. Thanks to this inexpensive NFC tag in my car, the entire process is automated with a single tap.

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Fill out my Membership Benefits Partner Interest Form

Hello folks!

I am preparing new membership benefits from partner apps & services – from discounts to free passes – and looking for a set of beginning partners for the initial 3-month trial.

Fill out the form below if you’re interested:

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Shortcuts

This Thursday: Siri AI Automators meetup in Portland

Hello Portland developers, Shortcuts folks, and Apple automation enthusiasts — I’m hosting another Siri AI Automators meetup this Thursday, July 23, from 7–9 PM in downtown Portland.

At the first meetup, we had a great time getting into the details: what apps should expose through App Intents, where Shortcuts makes those capabilities useful today, and what the new Siri and Apple Intelligence direction means for people building workflows on Apple platforms.

There is plenty more to talk about as the iOS 27 beta cycle continues, so bring a project, a question, an automation you’ve been working on, or just your curiosity. I’d love to keep meeting people locally who are thinking about all this – see you there!

Register for the meetup on Luma if you can make it. And if this week does not work, you can follow the Siri AI Automators meetup calendar for future events.

Hope to see you Thursday.